Why We White-Knuckle the Seasons We'll Miss
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Paul Fenner and Dr. Jennifer Dragonette discuss the hectic month of May and the challenges of being present during significant family events.
Work with Paul: Schedule a 30-minute conversation What is it about May that makes time feel both five months long and two days short? Dr. Jennifer Dragonette is back with me to unpack the season we now call Maycember. The graduations, the finals, the last concerts, the last games, the recitals, stacked on field trips, stacked on state testing. The season that asks senior ‑ level parents to be in three places at once and bring snacks to all of them. We get into a concept called time travel and why most of us are constantly five minutes ahead or three days behind, but rarely where our feet are. I share a confession about the part I hate most when I am at my own kids' events, even though I know these are the moments I will later wish I could rewatch. Dr. Jen and I also talk about a reframe I use with families I work with that has changed how I think about my own time. Would you actually trade places with the version of yourself from five years ago, knowing what you know now? Almost no one I have asked says yes. So what does that say about right now? This week, try one thing. When you catch yourself rehearsing the next event while still inside the current one, name one thing you can…
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